Saints and Sinners: A History of the Popes
Autor Eamon Duffyen Limba Engleză Paperback – 13 ian 2015
This engrossing book encompasses the extraordinary history of the papacy, from its beginnings to the present day. This new edition covers the unprecedented resignation of Benedict XVI and the election of the first Argentinian pope.
Praise for the earlier editions:
“Duffy enlivens the long march through church history with anecdotes that bring the different pontiffs to life. . . . Saints and Sinners is a remarkable achievement.”—Piers Paul Read, The Times (London)
“A distinguished text . . . offering plenty of historical facts and sobering, valuable judgments.”—Henry Chadwick, New York Times Book Review
“Will fascinate anyone wishing to better understand the history of the Catholic Church and the forces that have shaped the role of the papacy.”—Gloria J. Tysl, Christian Century
Praise for the earlier editions:
“Duffy enlivens the long march through church history with anecdotes that bring the different pontiffs to life. . . . Saints and Sinners is a remarkable achievement.”—Piers Paul Read, The Times (London)
“A distinguished text . . . offering plenty of historical facts and sobering, valuable judgments.”—Henry Chadwick, New York Times Book Review
“Will fascinate anyone wishing to better understand the history of the Catholic Church and the forces that have shaped the role of the papacy.”—Gloria J. Tysl, Christian Century
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780300206128
ISBN-10: 0300206127
Pagini: 544
Ilustrații: 47 b-w illus.
Dimensiuni: 127 x 197 x 38 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:Fourth Edition
Editura: Yale University Press
Colecția Yale University Press
ISBN-10: 0300206127
Pagini: 544
Ilustrații: 47 b-w illus.
Dimensiuni: 127 x 197 x 38 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:Fourth Edition
Editura: Yale University Press
Colecția Yale University Press
Recenzii
"[A] minor masterpiece which is everything good, popular history ought to be. . . . The most comprehensive single-volume history of the popes in print."—John Adamson, Sunday Telegraph (on the previous edition)
"[T]races the history of the papacy from its humble beginnings . . . with St. Peter, to the distinctly different institution . . . [of] today."—Washington Post Book World
"[T]races the history of the papacy from its humble beginnings . . . with St. Peter, to the distinctly different institution . . . [of] today."—Washington Post Book World
Notă biografică
Eamon Duffy, professor of the history of Christianity and fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge, is also the author of The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, 1400–1580 and The Voices of Morebath, both published by Yale University Press.